All about derivatives

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Title:

All about derivatives

Author:

Durbin, Michael.

ISBN:

9780071743518

Personal Author:

Durbin, Michael.

Edition:

Fully rev. 2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : McGraw-Hill Professional ; London : McGraw-Hill [distributor], 2011.

Physical Description:

xiv, 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Derivatives in a nutshell -- The forward contract -- The futures contract -- The swap contract -- The option contract -- Credit derivatives -- Using derivatives to manage risk -- Pricing forwards and futures -- Pricing swaps -- Pricing options -- Hedging a derivatives position -- Derivatives and the 2008 financial meltdown.

Subject Term:

Derivative securities.

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Summary

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DERIVATIVES

All About Derivatives , Second Edition, presents the complex subject of financial derivatives with a clarity and coherence you won't find in other books. Using real-world examples and simple language, it lucidly illustrates what derivatives are and why they are so powerful. This second edition of All About Derivatives provides a rock-solid foundation on:

The most common contracts available to you in today's market Key concepts such as cost of carry, settlement, valuation, and payoff Proven methods for establishing fair value How leverage can work for you--and against you The various derivative contracts traded today, including forwards, futures, swaps, and options Pricing methods and mathematics for determining fair value Hedging strategies for managing and reducing different types of risk

INCLUDES A BRAND-NEW CHAPTER ON THE ROLEDERIVATIVES PLAYED IN THE 2008 FINANCIAL MELTDOWN